Donald Trump is Thailand’s friend

Why Thailand can learn a lot from a potential Trump presidency.

Brunei’s stateless left in a state of confusion

A war on outsiders in the self-styled ‘abode of peace’?

A sip of something more in Myanmar?

More beer choices give a taste of what's to come for a country thirsty for change.

Man with his bike. Photo by Staffan Scherz on flickr.

Myanmar Update 2017 Call for Papers

Proposals due by 30 June 2016.

The rise of the young entrepreneur in Cambodia

Youth takes the lead for sustainable economic growth, reports Scott Rawlinson.

Reckoning with Senior General Than Shwe

Shadowy leader from the past will still influence Myanmar's future.

Jakarta left all at sea by island clash with China

What the South China Sea reveals about Indonesia's foreign policy.

Street power and electoral politics in Indonesia

The influence of militias on local elections.

Australian politician pens awful Orientalist erotica

'Sexy' war story would have Said in a lather - for all the wrong reasons.

From the closet into the light

Studying at the University of Indonesia as a gay man.

Alice in Juntaland and autocracy in Thailand

Thailand slides further towards fascism, writes James L Taylor.

Red buckets and red alerts

Thai junta's crackdown on housewife beyond the 'pail', writes Mish Khan.

Myanmar’s Hluttaw makes history

Images from an unforgettable day in the country's history.

It takes a nation to raise a dictator’s son

How a forgetful Philippines may return an authoritarian clan to the presidential palace.

Watching the watchers

Examining the Universal Periodic Review of human rights in Southeast Asia.

Researching Myanmar today

Scholars are finding a more accessible and open society, writes Nicholas Farrelly.

The rats of Rangoon

From plague, to meals, to piles and piles of poo -- Andrew Selth on the former capital's resident rodents.

Myanmar’s army marches on

Images from Myanmar’s 71st Armed Forces Day.

Eve of Myanmar’s Armed Forces Day 2016

Olivia Cable in Naypyitaw is gearing up for this year's major military parade.

The return of the Marcoses

Mong Palatino asks why so much love for the family of a former dictator.

The politics of hudud in Malaysia

Islamic parties need politics and theology that appeal to both Muslims and non-Muslims.

Britain and Myanmar friends again

Both countries have overcome a lingering colonial hangover, writes Nicholas Farrelly.

The Kingdom’s self-proclaimed ‘father of Facebook’

How Cambodia's PM is scoring big political points via social media.

Curtain call for the CNRP?

Scott Rawlinson reflects on the chances of survival for Cambodia's all-important opposition party.